k6 on ubuntu 8.04-2

finally updated the old k6

running xubuntu 8.04, with additions;

unfortunately not quite perfect;

changed internal sound card to one xubuntu does not seem to like.
is pci rather than the old isa one, so should be pnp...

(slax found it ok)

also does not poweroff correctly, or xset +dpms properly;

oh well...

lets me use the vpn.

XO bean sprouts

got a webcam program running, pointing at our bean sprouts.

using:
fswebcam-20070108-1.i386.rpm
manually extracted onto a usb key;

did need to also extract one library:
gd-2.0.35-5.fc9.i386.rpm

working like a charm:

#!/bin/sh
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH={above lib on usb key also}
MYDATE=`date +20%y%m%d%H%M%S`
fswebcam --verbose --no-banner --no-timestamp --save tw_$MYDATE.jpg